In this picture taken on June 2, 2014, Afghan shoppers examine a silk cloth to buy in a women's business centre in the city of Herat province. Once a stop along the Silk Road trade route, western Afghanistan has a long tradition of producing silk used to weave carpets, a process that dates back thousands of years. Carpets are Afghanistan's best-known export, woven mostly by women and children in the north of the country, a trade which once employed, directly or indirectly, six million people, or a fifth of the country's population, although that figure has dropped sharply. In cooperation with a non-profit organisation the Department of Agriculture in Herat provided some 5,050 silkworm boxes to several districts at the beginning of 2014 to revive silk production in the region. Some 42,500 women and their families are involved in the project which aims to provide a means of subsistence and potentially lead to international market access for silk producers in the country. The popular wool and silk Afghan carpets made by different tribes can sell for a price that can range between 150 USD to thousands of dollars. AFP PHOTO/Aref Karimi (Photo credit should read Aref Karimi/AFP via Getty Images)

The United Nations has provided job opportunities for 16,000 women in Afghanistan

بیان نیوزMarch 11, 2024

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Bayan News – The UN Development Program (UNDP) announced that these employment opportunities have been primarily offered to women who are heads of households, allowing them to meet their needs.

This comes in response to the ongoing restrictions imposed by the interim Taliban government on women and girls in Afghanistan.

The Taliban has banned women and girls from working in institutions for the past two years, imposing severe social constraints.

The ban on women’s employment has led many families, especially those headed by women, to face economic hardships.

In light of this situation, the international community has criticized the continued restrictions on Afghan women and girls, resulting in sanctions imposed on some Taliban leaders.

However, the Taliban considers the issue of Afghan women and girls as an internal matter and has urged the international community not to intervene.

They have repeatedly stated that these restrictions do not apply to women’s economic activities and that women can participate in economic endeavors.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has reported that over the past two years, more than 5,000 women have obtained licenses for small-scale business activities.

These recent initiatives by the United Nations and the European Union aim to support Afghan women economically and alleviate the challenges they face due to the restrictions imposed by the Taliban.

بیان نیوزMarch 11, 2024

46 1 minute read